Browsing Doctoral Degrees (University of Stellenbosch Business School) by Title
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Developing an empowerment framework for broad-based black economic empowerment in the hotel industry in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)This study investigated the implementation of broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) policy in the hotel industry of South Africa. BBBEE aims to accelerate the inclusion of black people into the economy through ... -
The development of a new instrument to measure client-based corporate reputation in the service industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The link between a favourable corporate reputation and business benefits is well established. Most executives recognise the importance of a favourable corporate reputation in building a competitive advantage ... -
The development of a transformative business-driven action learning framework
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This present study is located within the realm of Business-Driven Action Learning (BDAL) in a management development programme. BDAL, a philosophy and process, results in many types of learning. Individual ... -
The development of an empirical enterprise risk management values scale accounting for the effect of culture in emerging market managers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The purpose of management is to support the organisation in achieving its objectives and increase value. Hereby taking risk represents the essence of business activity, the outcome of which is either value ... -
Drivers of entrepreneurial orientation and innovation capabilities in African Internet start-ups
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Tech startups worldwide begin their operations and strategic business initiatives with high expectations of success, but 90% of these startups collapse within their first year of operation. In most ... -
Drivers of organisational performance : a state owned enterprise perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study seeks to analyse the historical performance of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in sub-Saharan Africa, and to investigate and explain factors that combine to influence SOE performance with the ... -
The dynamics and implications of market power, bank efficiency and bank risk-taking behaviour in the East African community
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The thesis sought to investigate the implications of increased market power and its effect on bank efficiency, bank risk-taking behaviour and overall financial stability. In Africa, banks are characterized ... -
The effect of investor-level tax reform on payout policies : evidence from companies listed in selected sectors on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Tax reform in a country offers an opportunity to investigate the effect of taxes on payout policies in support of the tax and tax clienteles theory as an explanation for paying dividends. Tax reform in ... -
The effects of household indebtedness on multidimensional poverty
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Global household indebtedness has reached unprecedented levels over the past few decades. The household sector has had to cope with significant losses in income and wealth as well as the burden of debt ... -
The efficiency and sustainability of co-operative financial institutions in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Co-operative Financial Institutions (CFIs) are proving to be an effective tool for grass-root innovation to bring about local sustainable development. As a result, not only are financial co-operatives ... -
Efficiency and sustainability of Tanzanian saving and credit cooperatives
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite the consensus among economists that finance plays a critical role in growth and development at national/regional and enterprises/household levels, more than 90% of Tanzanians are excluded from the ... -
The efficiency of African stock markets : a comparative analysis
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates whether any exploitable pauems exist in a sample of ten African stock markets that could lead to abnonnal gains. Southern Africa is represented by Botswana, Namibia. Mauritius ... -
An empirical model of choice between share purchase and dividends for companies in selected JSE listed sectors
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Share repurchases were allowed in South Africa as from 1 July 1999. The concept of repurchasing shares is therefore relatively new in this country, compared to many other countries (e.g. the United States ... -
Empirical studies on culture, individual finance choices, and the performance of financial intermediaries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Finance represents an important axle of economic growth and development globally. Through financial intermediation, savings can be transmitted into investment, which then has an impact on growth and ... -
An empirical study of South African business forecasting practices in the context of Western benchmarks
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)Please refer to full text to view abstract. -
Energy and water demand management in the tourism accommodation industry : evidence from South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The thesis explores the issue of Resource Management (RM) within the context of Environmental Sustainability (ES) in the Tourism Accommodation Industry (TAI) in South Africa. Focusing on demand side ... -
Enhancing small-business competitiveness in Nigeria through public-private partnerships in cluster development
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study looks at the enhancement of small- and medium-enterprise competitiveness in Nigeria through public and private partnerships in cluster developments. The overall objective of the study was to ... -
Entrepreneurial strategic thinking in the context of uncertain decision-making environments : a cognitive perspective of opportunity recognition
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : When faced with a potential opportunity for a new venture, an entrepreneur has to decide whether to pursue or not pursue that opportunity. Such a decision is very often made in the context of unknown or ... -
Essays on alternative energy options, environment and economic growth : the case study of Nigeria
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The contribution of energy to the economic productivity of developed and developing countries has been a controversial topic in economic theory. The theoretical and empirical literature on the impact of ... -
Essays on exchange rate behaviour and macroeconomic performance in Ghana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In the presence of increased globalisation and liberalisation of trade and payment regimes, the role of the exchange rate in macroeconomic adjustments has become even more crucial, particularly for ...
